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The Major Arcana

The Major Arcana are the 22 trump cards of the tarot, numbered from 0 (The Fool) to XXI (The World). Where the Minor Arcana describe daily events, the Majors describe the big themes: love and choice, endings and beginnings, faith, power and transformation.

Many readers see the Majors as a story often called the Fool's Journey. The Fool sets out with nothing but curiosity; he meets teachers (the Magician, the High Priestess, the Hierophant), learns about love and will (the Lovers, the Chariot), faces the tests of the soul (Death, the Devil, the Tower) and finds hope, joy and completion (the Star, the Sun, the World). When several Majors appear in one spread, pay special attention: the situation is probably one you'll remember.

For love questions, the Majors most associated with romance are The Lovers, The Empress, The Star and The Sun.

The Fool tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The FoolThe Magician tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The MagicianThe High Priestess tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The High PriestessThe Empress tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The EmpressThe Emperor tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The EmperorThe Hierophant tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The HierophantThe Lovers tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The LoversThe Chariot tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The ChariotStrength tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)StrengthThe Hermit tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The HermitWheel of Fortune tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)Wheel of FortuneJustice tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)JusticeThe Hanged Man tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The Hanged ManDeath tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)DeathTemperance tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)TemperanceThe Devil tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The DevilThe Tower tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The TowerThe Star tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The StarThe Moon tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The MoonThe Sun tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The SunJudgement tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)JudgementThe World tarot card (Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909)The World